Sliding-door fastener.



' PATENTBD MAY 19, 1908 F. RASMUSSEN. SLIDING DOOR FASTENER.

lirlh APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1907.

A guide pin 9 is located in the slot 7 and port 11 so that the end 5 of the latch mav 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK RASMUSSEN, OF HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OI" ONE-IIALRTO FRANK B. HULLS, OF GARDEN PRAIRIE, ILLINOIS.

SLIDING-DOOR FASTENER.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK Rasnos- SEN, of Huntley, in the county of McI-Ienry 1 and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sliding- Door Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

The ob'ect of this invention is to construct a catch for car doors, in which the latch thereof can be held against movement when the door is closed.

In the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is a face view of the catch, in which the door is'closed and is held locked against movement. Fig. 2 is a similar view in which the door is partly open. Fig. 3 is an edge view.

To the frame of the car adjacent. to the door opening is secured a retainer bar 1 provided with an opening 2 in its underface, and an opening 3 in its outer face.

To the door 4 is pivoted a latch 5 provided with the hooked end 6, and a slot 7 extending in the len thwise direction of the latch. The end 8 OI the slot 7 is curved downwardlv,

serves as a support for the latch.

To the door 4 is secured a guide 10 overlapping the hook end. of the-latch.

Beneath the guide pin '9, and pivoted to the door is located a. weighted support 11 having its upper end beneath the latch. As shown at Fig. l the weighted support in conjunctionwith the guide pin 9 acts as a pivot for the latch. Bv moving the weighted supdrop, the latch can then be-moved into the position shown at Fig. 2, in order that the door may be closed without the latch engaging the retainer 1.

To the car frame is pivoted a weighted locking bar 12, and is located over the hook end of the latch, so that its normal position is over the latch. This locking bar will prevent the accidental raising of the latch.

An opening 13 is formed in the locking bar Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 17, 1907.

12, and a seal 14 may be placed through this Patented May 19, 1908.

Serial N01 384.267. t

opening and through the opening 3 in the retaining bar 1, thereby holding the latch against movement. Beneath the hook end of the latch is pivoted a weighted support 15.

In opening the door, the attendant removes the locking bar and rocks the weighted support 15 beneath the hook end of the latch as shown in dotted lines Fig. 1. The door can then be opened without the attendant holding the hook end of the latch up, and after the door has been opened, the weighted locking bar 12 and weighted support 15 will assume their normal positions shown in Fig. 2. In closing the door, the hook end of the latch will move the locking bar 12 to permit the hook to engage the retainer bar 1..

I claim as my invention.

1. A sliding door fastener comprising a latch having a pivotal and longitudinal movement in connection with a door, a retainer for the latch located intermediate its ends, and a weighted pivotal support for the pivoted end of the latch and located beneath the latch.

2. A sliding door fastener, comprising a latch having a pivotal connection with the door, a retainer for the latch, and a free moving weighted pivoted support for the hook end of the latch and located below the hook end of the latch.

3. A sliding doorfastener comprising a' latch having a slot extending in its lengthwise direction and having a downturned portion, a stud located in the slot, a retainer for the latch located intermediate its ends, and a weighted pivoted support located beneath the latch and adjacent to the downturned portion of the slot.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK RASMIISSEN. Witnesses J. P. SKEELS, E. E. KEATING, 

